Eleven bodies were recovered. One of the survivors is suspected of organizing the ill-fated trip BY JACQUELINE CHARLES AND ANNA EDGERTON aedgerton@miamiherald.com Shana Baptiste was fighting to swim to safety in rough waters when she decided to turn back. Her four younger siblings needed her. As she struggled to rescue them from a sinking...Read more »

Christian Science Monitor The accomplishments of the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti have been overshadowed by scandals, from a cholera outbreak to sexual abuse cases. How will this affect future missions? By Kathie Klarreich, Correspondent / June 13, 2012 Members of the dissolved army march past a UN armored vehicle in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in this...Read more »

Paul Botelis, left, brother, and Dorothy and Samson Borgelin, family friends, talk about slain FHP trooper Jean Barthelus at the Barthelus family hoime in North Miami, Sunday, June 10, 2012. (Joe Cavaretta / June 10, 2012) By Mike Clary, Sun Sentinel1:44 p.m. EDT, June 10, 2012 NORTH MIAMI— On leave from the Florida Highway...Read more »

By TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press – 2 hours ago PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Getting money in Haiti can be a harrowing experience: Bank branches are few, most of them are in the capital and a simple transaction can take half a day. Cash machines are scarce as well, and often broken or empty. And...Read more »

Jean Bathelus Florida Highway Patrol / Florida Highway Patrol By Anna Edgerton aedgerton@MiamiHerald.com Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jean Barthelus was shot and killed Friday evening in Port Au Prince, Haiti, according to the FHP. Barthelus was an 8-year veteran of the FHP, based in Miami-Dade County. He is survived by his wife, daughter, mother...Read more »

By Paula McMahon, Sun Sentinel8:16 p.m. EDT, June 6, 2012 Guns bought at a Pompano Beach store were hidden in shipments of puppy chow to distract sniffer dogs in customs and smuggled to Haiti, federal prosecutors said in court on Wednesday. Federal agents charged a Broward man who they said boldly continued to illegally...Read more »

JOHNY JEAN ABOUT TO BE RAPED AGAIN – BY URUGUAY, ASSISTED BY THE HAITIAN VAGABOND FRITZ DORZIAIR- PARLIAMENT GIVES 400,000 GOURDES FOR JOHNY JEAN. SENATOR BEAUPLAN KEEPS 80,000 AND DORZIAIR KEEPS THE REST. JOHNY JEAN DOES NOT GET A SINGLE GOURDE!! Michael Collins, May 8, 2012 VIEW THE VIDEO AGAIN SO YOU WILL UNDERSTAND…...Read more »

By Alexander Britell Haiti’s tourism sector is beginning again. Two years since the earthquake, new hotels are beginning to pop up, new hospitality students are being trained and destinations like Jacmel are entering the consciousness of international travelers. While it’s a long road ahead for Haiti as it seeks to remake its image abroad,...Read more »

June 7, 2012 By Matt Kelley An Iowa project to convert grain bins into small houses for Haitian earthquake refugees is seeing greater-than-expected success. The effort was launched in December and aimed to send dozens of corrugated metal homes to Haiti in addition to thousands of soybean-based meals. Iowa’s Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds is...Read more »

georgiabulletin.orgWASHINGTON (CNS) — While it has taken a while, reconstruction of Catholic churches and schools in Haiti following the country’s devastating January 2010 earthquake has started moving forward. The first $3.1 million in grants under the Partnership for Church Reconstruction in Haiti, or PROCHE, have been made. Another round of grants worth more than...Read more »